Fascinating Facts About Solar Power and Why It’s the Future Energy Solution You Should Consider
Solar power is emerging as the energy source of the future. (It’s
actually the energy source of the past and present too, but more on that
later.) Across the planet, solar arrays are being built, solar vehicles
are being powered, solar devices are being used, and solar panels are
an increasingly common feature on rooftops. The trend hasn’t bypassed
the Gem State. Idaho solar power production increases every year as the benefits of the sun’s rays in power production becomes undeniable.
While the arguments in favor of solar power are unquestionably compelling ones: a cleaner, greener fuel source; savings on the power bill every month; independence from complete reliance on the power grid; and a source of energy that’s never going to run dry on us—there’s more to it than that. There are a number of fascinating features of solar power that sometimes get lost to a recitation of its more obviously appealing attributes. So to remedy that oversight, here are some interesting, less well-known facts about the power provider of tomorrow—solar power.
Fossil Fuels Are Solar
As mentioned earlier, the reflective panels of photovoltaic (PV) cells most people think of when they hear “solar power” aren’t actually the first harnessing of the sun’s light and heat to provide power. In fact, virtually all power, past and present, in one way or another, has been solar. For instance, fossil fuels are the remains of ancient organisms that relied on the sun’s energy for life. So all that coal, oil, natural gas, and the fuels derived from them are actually just the sun’s energy that’s been stored up and cached underground, in a sense.
Other Renewable Sources
Even other renewable energy sources owe their existence to the sun in one way or another. The solar Boise is increasingly embracing is responsible for water vapor rising, producing precipitation, and the running water bodies we use for hydroelectric.That same heat produces the wind that makes wind power possible. And technically, since the Earth formed by accretion in the sun’s gravity belt, we wouldn’t have the elements necessary for nuclear energy or the hot core necessary for geothermal energy without the sun’s contribution.
We’ve Got Enough of It
Human beings use a lot of energy. There are billions of people on the planet, virtually all of whom are using at least some power. Thankfully for us, there’s more than enough of the sun’s energy to go around, and our use of it doesn’t deplete it. At any given moment, the sun is sending the Earth 173,000 tera watts of energy. That’s equal to overtimes more energy than the energy used by every human being on Earth combined.
It’s Self-Improving and Could Power Everything
One of the terrific things about solar energy is that its use improves its future use. What that means is: The more we use solar energy, the less we rely on fossil fuels. And the less fossil fuel we burn, the less pollution we deal with. And the less pollution we have in the atmosphere, the less obscured the rays of the sun are by that pollution. So the more of us who adopt solar energy, the more efficient it will become for all of us.
About EvenGreen Technology
EvenGreen Technology (EGT Solar), Idaho’s premier solar installation and innovation company, has emerged as the Gem State’s largest solar company by installed volume over their eight-year business history. EvenGreen Technology provides an education-first approach to clearly educate clients on what will be the best fit for their needs. Winning accolades for their contributions from the solar Twin Falls is increasingly implementing, to a greener Treasure Valley, EvenGreen Technology is also the only Idaho-based solar energy company to make it onto the Solar Power World Top 500 Solar Contractor list in each of the last two years.
To find out more about EvenGreen Technology, visit Evengreentechnology.com
While the arguments in favor of solar power are unquestionably compelling ones: a cleaner, greener fuel source; savings on the power bill every month; independence from complete reliance on the power grid; and a source of energy that’s never going to run dry on us—there’s more to it than that. There are a number of fascinating features of solar power that sometimes get lost to a recitation of its more obviously appealing attributes. So to remedy that oversight, here are some interesting, less well-known facts about the power provider of tomorrow—solar power.
Fossil Fuels Are Solar
As mentioned earlier, the reflective panels of photovoltaic (PV) cells most people think of when they hear “solar power” aren’t actually the first harnessing of the sun’s light and heat to provide power. In fact, virtually all power, past and present, in one way or another, has been solar. For instance, fossil fuels are the remains of ancient organisms that relied on the sun’s energy for life. So all that coal, oil, natural gas, and the fuels derived from them are actually just the sun’s energy that’s been stored up and cached underground, in a sense.
Other Renewable Sources
Even other renewable energy sources owe their existence to the sun in one way or another. The solar Boise is increasingly embracing is responsible for water vapor rising, producing precipitation, and the running water bodies we use for hydroelectric.That same heat produces the wind that makes wind power possible. And technically, since the Earth formed by accretion in the sun’s gravity belt, we wouldn’t have the elements necessary for nuclear energy or the hot core necessary for geothermal energy without the sun’s contribution.
We’ve Got Enough of It
Human beings use a lot of energy. There are billions of people on the planet, virtually all of whom are using at least some power. Thankfully for us, there’s more than enough of the sun’s energy to go around, and our use of it doesn’t deplete it. At any given moment, the sun is sending the Earth 173,000 tera watts of energy. That’s equal to overtimes more energy than the energy used by every human being on Earth combined.
It’s Self-Improving and Could Power Everything
One of the terrific things about solar energy is that its use improves its future use. What that means is: The more we use solar energy, the less we rely on fossil fuels. And the less fossil fuel we burn, the less pollution we deal with. And the less pollution we have in the atmosphere, the less obscured the rays of the sun are by that pollution. So the more of us who adopt solar energy, the more efficient it will become for all of us.
About EvenGreen Technology
EvenGreen Technology (EGT Solar), Idaho’s premier solar installation and innovation company, has emerged as the Gem State’s largest solar company by installed volume over their eight-year business history. EvenGreen Technology provides an education-first approach to clearly educate clients on what will be the best fit for their needs. Winning accolades for their contributions from the solar Twin Falls is increasingly implementing, to a greener Treasure Valley, EvenGreen Technology is also the only Idaho-based solar energy company to make it onto the Solar Power World Top 500 Solar Contractor list in each of the last two years.
To find out more about EvenGreen Technology, visit Evengreentechnology.com
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